European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday june 17,1994schools relish break after jittery year by Jimi Jones education writer after a stress filled school year Many military overseas schools students teachers and administrators say the summer break will be a Chance to relax and recharge for next year. The last Day of school this week marked the end of a year in which most people associated with department of defense dependents schools Felt the prickly Pinch of the military draw Down. A we never envisioned that the draw Down and closure of. Schools would be an easy task but this year has offered the greatest Challenge to Date a said Joe Blackstead Germany Region director. Contributing to the difficulty he said was the late approval of the voluntary Carly out programs the closure of 10 schools and three District offices in Germany the consolidation of the three european regional offices and the unplanned loss of 140positions. The school year began with 48,570 pupils in Germany and ends with 42,920, said Hal Haggard spokesman for the Germany Region in Europe 69,065 pupils began the school year 7,559 fewer pupils a 61,506 a Are expected next year. The school system Cut about 1,100 staff positions from its Rolls this year. A for teachers and administrators who Are facing an unsolicited move the stress level has been and will be High until they arc settled into their new assignments a Haggard said. But the anxiety level of those who do not yet Nave assignments Quot will be very High a he said. The new european Region effective july 1,  Germany Mediterranean and Atlantic regions and Start the 1994-95 school year with 16 fewer schools. The 21/2-month summer break will enable educators to a rest and relax and recuperate from the excitement the hard earned Success stones and the stress that they have encountered during the course of this period a Haggard said. Christine Holston on thursday said goodbye to her kindergarten through fifth Grade students at Argonne elementary school in Hanau Germany. She moves to a Kamm elementary school in Wiesbaden next year a we had a fifth Grade breakfast at the Argonne club a Holston said. A a it a our Way of saying goodbye to the  during the breakfast her students received awards in front of their parents. When the final Bell sounded saying Farewell was hard to do she said. A there were hugs galore a she said a one Little girl was filled with tears but most were just  latest draw Down announcement location status . Air forces in Europe Safe installations scheduled to be returned or partially returned installation location Hole Ebro Hospital Denmark Huey communication Annex Sembach Suelma Annex Zuburg Nocton Hall Hospital Lake Neath . Army eur pc Usa eur installations scheduled to be partially returned installation location Grobbe Donk site Augsburg quartermaster Supply Center  area nah Bollenbach storage area r6delhelm ordnance facility relate Rawleen Airfield relate Rawleen ammunition storage relate Rawleen Quick reaction Slot Eltera Welden training area marburg general storage Rhelna Carem Germer Helm army depot Graze Wall Barracks Neureul Cavern a Rhein ordnance Barracks Abl 11 Barracks Gulf Helm missis station Elan Gen family housing Feucht pol storage facility Herzog Nakrach family housing pastor Luaato family housing Heron Gen storage ares Safe installation previously announced for return now to be turned Bicester England Usa eur installation previously announced for return now to returned Betts housing area Frankfurt Usa eur installations previously announced for partial return fully returned installation location Reese Barracks Augsburg Bale Afeld missile station Baum older Herz Obaye a Firnberg Nurnberg Hospital. Nurnberg Alschbach ordnance depot Pir Masens for phaseout Ter Apel storage site Netherlands phaseout Date will be reported when available Belgium Augsburg Augsburg Baumhoffer Frankfurt Fulda Fulda Fulda Fulda Giessen. Heidelberg Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Kaiserslautern Mainz Mannheim Erlanger Nornberg Numberg Nurnberg Netherlands status. Return return partial. Return returned or status return return partial partial partial return return return return return return partial return return partial return partial return return return return return partially re be partially will now Boucom from Page 1 several military housing areas training Sites and storage facilities. Three of the four air Force Sites on the list have no More than about a handful people on site. The hardest hit fell on the 601st air control so in Alzey Germany which is scheduled to inactivate by april. The communication facility located Northeast of Kaiserslautern will be returned to he German government by the end of fiscal 1995. About 140 people Are assigned to the unit which directs controls and coordinates tactical air operations from the ground. Thursdays list also included two Safe contingency hospitals Holste Bro Denmark to be returned by june 1995 and Nocton Hall England slated for a september 1995 return. Holstebroe has no Safe personnel while Nocton Hall has 13, the other Safe location on the list is Suelma Annex a medical readiness warehouse South of Pitburg a Ger Many. Unused land already has been returned to the German government. The storage building will become the responsibility of nearby Span Dahlem a. The largest army units to be withdrawn Are 3rd in 227th aviation regt of Hanau Germany and 3rd in 1st aviation regt of Ansbach Germany according to . Army Europe spokeswoman Millie Waters. Each unit is authorized 295 soldiers another departing unit 517th Maint go of Karlsruhe is authorized 221 soldiers. The latest draw Down news amounts to a final Nail in the coffin for the Karlsruhe military Community. The army revealed in february its plans to close All the other major installations there. Gerszewski Barracks a 220-acre site forged from three German caverns built in the late 1930s, was named for sgt. Adolf c. Gerszewski who died in combat in world War 11 and was awarded a posthumous Silver medal. It now houses the 7th signal brigade Headquarters 517th Maint co combat equipment brigade Europe and several Community services and activities. The . Forces built nearby Neureul Cavern on a 163-acre site in 1952-53, and the following Usa eur units Are to be withdrawn from Europe unit location ask departure Date est completion unit location Belgium Linsbeck Netherlands Luxembourg Vicenza. A Augsburg ask 80th 80th 60th 80th 22nd 6th departure Date a est completion sept 95 sept 95 sept 95 sept 95 Jun 95 nov 94 Augsburg 6th oct 94 Vicenza Italy 22nd nov 94 Mannheim Mannheim Karlsruhe 26th 26th 26th sept 95 Jun 95 sept 95 Karlsruhe Karlsruhe Wiesbaden a 26th. 26th. 63rd sept 95 sept 95 nov 94 Hanau Ross Eshelm 104th 53rd sept 95 mar 95 Giessen 104 the sept 95 Gormer Shefmi monchengladbach 26th 80 the. Sept 95 sept 95 Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern 26th 26th sept 95 Jun 95. Kaiserslautern 26th Jun 95 Kaiserslautern Miessau a 26th 26th sept 95 Jun 95 Pir Masens Baum older 26th 53rd sept 95 nov 94 Bamberg 98th nov 94 Bamberg Kitzinger Schweinfurt 98th 98th 98th sept 95 sept 95 nov 94 Schweinfurt Nurnberg Hanau. 98th 100th 104th sept 95 sept 95 nov 94 Frankfurt Ansbach. 104th 98th Jan 95 jul 95 Numberg 100th sept 95 Nurnberg i Eberstadt 100th 98th dec 94 sept 94 Hanau 104th feb 95 Pir Masens 26th sept 94 combat equipment co 17 combat equipment co 15 combat equipment co 21 general support Center 19th Eod detachment 569th a personnel service co. 216th military policy co 510th a personnel service co 4lst medium truck co 16bth Edo it he combat equipment group Europe in East combat equipment co 3 517th maintenance co 257th a person Nel service co 40th postal co 7sth medium truck co 60th ordnance co combat equipment co 4 he combat equipment group Europe in North 41 St ammo co 501st medium truck co 89th medium truck co he 53rd transportation 15th automated test equipment det combat equipment co 5 520th a personnel service co 259th a personnel service co 18bth medical det 31 at medical det 177th a personnel service co 24th medical det 127th postal co 574th a personnel service co 110th med vet det 3rd in 1st aviation attack helicopter 11th heavy truck co 152nd Tryr tar platoon d company/5 in 158 aviation regiment target acquisition amp reconnaissance co 3rd in 227th aviation attack helicopter 76th medium truck co �?oc0nus-pmofec3 enhanced onus e the following unit was previously announced for withdrawal but will by retained in usar unit 26th location 109th medium truck company ask Mannheim mimed it for the part of Karlsruhe in which it is located. The Post is a storage site for nato equipment. The Karlsruhe Community now administered As a base support battalion is scheduled for downgrading to area support team status on july 15. The Community is scheduled to close a year later. Inpatient services at the Nurnberg Hospital ended in november 1993, but the building still houses a medical and dental clinic. The clinics will move to the elementary school building on William o. Darby Cavern in nearby Firth Waters said. In kiss 0113 report s,a1 we t0f Kevin dou9h9f